AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11773, 28 October 1912, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

[By Electric Telbobaph—Coptmoht.] (Per Pbess Association.) PRIZE-FIGHTING. Received October 27 at 5J5 p.m. Sydney, October 26.-. In the 20-round contest between Midwood and Debalzac (a F™?. cnma *y} the latter in the eighth round attempted to bump his opponent's dim a l nd A ?M e fight was stopped and awarded to Midwood. TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAY. Melbourne, October 28. The, Federal Government has concluded contracts with English, audi American and Australian <»fP a /".es vespectively to supply a total of .4U,UUU . tons of rails for the Transcontinental railway. LYELL DISASTER. Hobart, October 28. A further examination of the Lyell mine showed littlo improvement, and! attempts to penetrate the workings are still considered impracticable. lne mine has been r.esealed. j Tlie fiooditna process is being continued. FREE PRESS. Received October- 28, at 9.50 a.m. Sydney, Octboer 28. Speaking at the country press harbor excursion Mr Treflo said tho Government feared nothing from an untramelled press, and was framing a BUI to remove the last remaining embargo of penal days. DEARER BOOTS. Sydney, Octboer 28. .: The boot mamifiactuxers ere increasing prices equivalent to th« recent uavahces in leather. EMU TRAGEDY. Melbourne, October 28. A tragedy occurred; at Emu. A man named Lockwood, intoxicated, armedl with a knife, visited, the house of hia brother-in-law, Carlyon, 'and, threatened 1 to murder the family. During the ensuing altercation Carlyon produoed a revolver and shot Lockwood dead. BAND CONTEST. Received October 28, at 9.50 a.m. Melbourne, October 28. After the Rozelfo Band had been declared! the winners of the band championship, the president announced late yesternight that a recount of points placed Geelong Municipal Band" first with 186 points and Rozelle second' with 185. 'Rozelle won the quickstep competition. . ,it. The adjudicator declared 1 that.though h 8 could not say that the performances in the A grade were of as high a standard as that of the leading British bands, nevertheless they wore good. POTATO FAMINE IN SYDNEY. Sydney, October 28. The arrival of the Northern Rivers new potatoes is helping to relieve tba shortage.